Colette Purcell-Chung - Salon Apprentice

*** ********** **. ** ● Calgary, AB ● T2W 1P4 ● 403-***-**** Employment Goals

● Work as Salon Apprentice under a talented & encouraging professional hairstylist.

● Assist with routine salon duties (hair washing, blow drying, cleaning, front office duties, etc).

● Practice & refine cutting/styling, as well as provide colour services, perms & more. Skills

● Client consultation & customer service

● Shampoo & colour take-down

● Standard & spiral perms

● Up-dos & braiding

● Men’s haircuts (90 degree, 90/45, fades, faux hawks etc.)

● Women’s haircuts (45/90, straight, round & triangle 1 layer, long round, graduated bob & more)

● Colour services (root touch-up, colour highlighting, balayage, colour blocking, lightening & toning

● Blow-drying (paddle & round brush), flat ironing, curling with flat iron & curling iron

● Coordinate appointments & respond to client questions, concerns & complaints

● Attentive listener & strong desire to learn

Education

Sep. 2019 to Oct. 2020: 10 month hairstyling programme at T.O.C. Salon & Akademy, Calgary, AB Apr. 2020: Certificate in Infection Control (100%) from Miladypro.com Feb. 2020: Attended ABA Hairshow & Competition

Spring 2020: Goldwell Colour, Matrix Colour, Perfect Touch Master Barber Hotshave/Men’s Cut Workshops

1999 – 2001: Public Relations & Marketing at BC Institute of Technology, Vancouver, BC 1994: Bachelor of Arts (Co-op) at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC Work Experience

2004 - 2020: Owner/Operator of Facial Expressions

● Recruit & train face painters, balloon twisters, airbrush tattoo artists.

● Design, build & maintain website, Facebook page, Adword campaigns & promotional materials.

● Research, purchase & maintain inventory of supplies & equipment.

● Cultivate & maintain client base,“up-sell” additional services; invoice, coordinate bookings.

● Ensure compliance with insurance & Alberta Health Services. 2008-2013: Owner/Operator Home Daycare

● Organized daily schedule of indoor & outdoor play, craft & educational activities.

● Prepared lunches, timely drop-off & pick-up at school bus stop.

● Taught kids to play & interact well through active supervision, intervention & positive reinforcement.

● Explained policies & procedures to parents: answered questions & addressed concerns.

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